Need for a D&RGW caboose

[Schraddel]

Tender steps arrived from PSC:


Not the 100% perfect correct ones, but similar enough. And it spared me to scratch built them completely.





But they were modified by glueing small pieces of 0.3mm styrene sheets onto the backside. The excess was cut off and smoothend by filing.





The mounting. First the steps were glued with their mountig pads onto pedestals. Then these mountig pads an the pedestals also were drilled with 0.8mm. Following 0.8mm brass wire were inserted and also glued. This reinforces the steps and made thmn not so fragile against accitental rough handling.





Next steps were the chimmney made out of a piece of aluminium tube. The chimney got a bracket made out of 0.3 brass wire.
The cupola got four brackets also, here 0.5mm brass wire.






A control photo.





The insect screen were made by filing the surface of clear styrene sheet 90° crosswise with a file.
Steps, handrails and ladders were painted silver as seen on prototype photos.





The gap in the handrails was closed by soldering little pieces of bracelets onto the railings.

This amittedly was a quick and sometimes a coarse job, but i have got a serviceable D&RGW caboose for the Fremo Southwest Division Meeting next week.
Of course there is a number if things which can be complemented like underbody brake gear rigging, but this now in the meanings of manana (tomorrow).

Thank you for watching.

cheers Lutz